With the country in financial trouble, what would you cut?

If it was possible to have an "uninfluenced" person look over and review the U.S. budget, couldn't we find ways to cut back and get a balanced budget?

I just read that our explorer on mars is discovering that mars had water long ago. As I watch the reports that wall street fell 777 points today and we are in financial trouble, is finding evidence of water on mars that important? Also, I saw on CNN that each political convention cost over 50 million dollars and all of it was paid for by companies and groups which goes against the guidelines for campaign funding. Frustrating, isn't it?

What else would you cut if given the chance?